impresario

im·pre·sa·ri·o

 (ĭm′prĭ-sär′ē-ō′, -sâr′-)

n. pl. im·pre·sa·ri·os

1. One who sponsors or produces entertainment, especially the director of an opera company.

2. A manager; a producer.

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[Italian, from impresa, undertaking, from feminine past participle of imprendere, to undertake, from Vulgar Latin *imprēndere; see emprise.]

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impresario

(ˌɪmprəˈsɑːrɪˌəʊ)

n, pl -sarios or -sari

1. (Theatre) a producer or sponsor of public entertainments, esp musical or theatrical ones

2. (Theatre) the director or manager of an opera, ballet, or other performing company

[C18: from Italian, literally: one who undertakes; see impresa]

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im•pre•sa•ri•o

(ˌɪm prəˈsɑr iˌoʊ, -ˈsɛər-)

n., pl. -ri•os.

1. a person who organizes or manages public entertainments, as operas or concerts.

2. a manager; director.

[1740–50; < Italian, =impres(a)]

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impresario

An Italian word meaning someone who undertakes some action, used to mean a theatrical producer.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

impresario - a sponsor who books and stages public entertainments promoter, showman booker, booking agent - someone who engages a person or company for performances exhibitioner, exhibitor, shower - someone who organizes an exhibit for others to see organ-grinder - a street musician who plays a hand organ or hurdy-gurdy pornographer - someone who presents shows or sells writing or pictures that are sexually explicit in violation of the community mores

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impresario

noun producer, director, manager, promoter, organizer, régisseur (French) He's the actor turned impresario behind the pantomime production.

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Translations

empresario

imprésario

impresario

impresario

[ˌɪmpreˈsɑːrɪəʊ] N → empresario/a m/f

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impresario

[ˌɪmprɪˈsɑːriəʊ] n → impresario m

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impresario

n → Impresario m, → Theater-/Operndirektor(in) m(f)

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impresario

[ˌɪmprɛˈsɑːrɪəʊ] n → impresario/a

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